Phillies

With Monday's rain delay, the Phillies will now play the Astros at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

on Fox.](https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-game-3-houston-astros-tv-channel-stream-live-time-fox-20221031.html) [Ranger Suárez will start](https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-astros-world-series-pitching-matchups-game-3-20221031.html)the rescheduled Game 3 on Tuesday, replacing Noah Syndergaard. Game 3 of the World Series between the Phillies and Astros is scheduled to begin at 8:03 p.m. Nationally, the game will air on Fox. On the radio, Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen will call Game 3 on 94.1 WIP. [Aaron Nola will now start Game 4.](https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/phillies-astros-world-series-pitching-matchups-game-3-20221031.html) Bill Kulik and Oscar Budejen will broadcast Phillies-Astros in Spanish on La Unika 1680 AM. No refunds will be issued for tickets purchased for Game 3, which was postponed due to rain in Philadelphia Monday night. With persistent heavy showers in the forecast, Major League Baseball postponed Game 3 until Tuesday night at Citizens Bank Park while preserving a travel day later in the series. Because the 11 pitches Suarez threw in Houston in Game 1 don’t erase the 67 he threw in Houston back on Oct. You could argue that Suarez deserves a pass for that poor outing, what with the Phillies having clinched their first postseason berth in 11 years less than 24 hours before he took the mound. He also closed out the National League Championship Series, getting two outs on two pitches, then worked two-thirds of an inning in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday, allowing one hit. In two starts against the Braves and Padres, the southpaw allowed three runs (two earned) and five hits in 8 1/3 innings.

Gibson hasn't started since Oct. 1. Now he has a glimmer of hope.

He immediately hit the weight room and did some drills to awaken his legs. They’d had a five-day layoff between the NLCS and the World Series, and they had a day off Sunday, so Gibson resigned himself to cheerleading. 1, and when he finally threw a session, the angle felt alien to him. Thomson stuck with Wheeler, who gave up a two-run homer to the fourth hitter he faced. He went 1-3, and the team went 1-5, in his final six starts. Falter, a second-year player with just 17 major league starts, didn’t get out of the first inning. He was an All-Star and a trade-deadline darling for the Phillies in 2021. “When he got me out there, he said, ‘Hey, Gibby, sorry I had to get you in right now.’” Thomson called Gibson into the manager’s office in St. Whatever I can do to help the team — that’s what I’m here to do.” Syndergaard, the 2022 deadline piece, had a 4.40 ERA in his five August starts. 27, Gibson went 4-1 with a 2.41 ERA and surrendered three home runs in his last six starts.

Aaron Nola will take the mound in Game 4 on Wednesday, and either Noah Syndergaard or Kyle Gibson will pitch in Game 5 on Thursday. It's likely to be ...

It's likely to be Syndergaard, as Gibson will only be used in the event that Thor pitches in Games 3 or 4. Ranger Suárez will now get the ball in Game 3 on Tuesday, facing off against Astros' starter Lance McCullers Jr. [(start your free trial)](https://www.fubo.tv/stream/college-football/?irad=399332&irmp=2936331&sharedID=USA-SI-LiveDrop-NCAA_Football) [For more on the Houston Astros, go check out our coverage over at Inside the Astros!](https://www.si.com/mlb/astros/) [Phillies Star Bryce Harper Doesn't Hold Back on Thoughts About Joe Girardi](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/news/philadelphia-phillies-star-bryce-harper-thoughts-about-joe-girardi) [How Mike Trout Will Join the Phillies](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/opinions/mike-trout-could-join-philadelphia-phillies-free-agent-trade-rumor-los-angeles-angels-bryce-harper) [Could Bryce Harper's Favorite MLB Player Join the Philadelphia Phillies Next Season?](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies//news/could-bryce-harpers-favorite-mlb-player-join-the-philadelphia-phillies-next-season) [Why You Should Root for the Philadelphia Phillies to Lose a Few Games](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/opinions/root-philadelphia-phillies-lose-games-wild-card-playoffs-atlanta-braves-new-york-mets) [Phillies Release 2023 Regular Season Schedule](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/news/philadelphia-phillies-release-2023-mlb-regular-season-schedule) [Have the Philadelphia Phillies Found Their Centerfielder of the Future?](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/opinions/have-philadelphia-phillies-found-future-centerfield-matt-vierling-trade-deadline) [Could The Phillies Soon Be Playing in Wawa Park?](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/opinions/philadelphia-phillies-soon-playing-baseball-mlb-wawa-park-tastykake-stadium-yuengling-field) [How did Philadelphia end up with Citizens Bank Park?](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/opinions/development-of-citizens-bank-park-philadelphia-phillies) [How the Phillie Phanatic Came to be America's Favorite Sports Mascot](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/opinions/how-phillie-phanatic-came-to-be-americas-favorite-sports-mascot-mlb) [Picking the Phillies' All-Time Single Season Lineup](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/opinions/picking-philadelphia-phillies-all-time-single-season-lineup) [helped out the Phillies' starting rotation](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/opinions/mother-nature-lends-philadelphia-phillies-starters-an-extra-day-of-rest). [Philadelphia Phillies](https://www.si.com/mlb/team/philadelphia-phillies) and [Houston Astros](https://www.si.com/mlb/astros/) will now play Games 3, 4, and 5 in South Philly from Tuesday through Thursday.

Monday was supposed to be a "sports equinox" with all four of the major sports in action on the same day. Unfortunately, the weather and baseball didn't ...

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Game 3 of the World Series was delayed — postponed by rain with the matchup tied 1-1, pushing the entire Fall Classic schedule back one ...

The start of World Series games in Philadelphia in 1993, at Veterans Stadium, and 2009, at Citizens Bank Park, were delayed by rain. In 2008, the clinching Game 5 actually took three days to play. Syndergaard went to the outfield after the postponement for some light long tossing in the rain. His only postseason appearance was 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief in Game 2 of the NLCS on Oct. 4 in his final start of the season. Either Syndergaard or Kyle Gibson will start Game 5 for the Phils. “Some guys, their heartbeat stays the same, and Ranger is one of those guys.” Noah Syndergaard had been scheduled to start for Philadelphia before the rainout. The Eagles-Texans game will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. You can’t control the weather, so you just deal with it.” “We think we have a great product that fans want to see. That’s the reality,” Manfred said.

Current Cleveland Guardians skipper Terry Francona was the Philadelphia Phillies manager from 1997 to 2000. He managed the Boston Red Sox from 2004 to 2011.

[ Boston Red Sox](https://www.mlb.com/redsox). Please consider supporting us with a subscription. I rolled down my window and started yelling at them and flipping them off! I suddenly realized they were Philly fans heading home from Jacksonville after the Patriots beat them in the Super Bowl. I remember going down Route 95 through Georgia after we (Red Sox) won in ‘04. Francona led the Phillies to a pair of last-place finishes and never posted a winning record in his four seasons with Philadelphia. All of a sudden I saw a bunch of vans and double-wides, heading north, all decorated with Eagles flags and signs. [See the latest World Series odds](https://www.nj.com/betting/mlb/world-series-odds.html) [ STUBHUB](https://fave.co/3NyuxAM), [VIVID SEATS](https://fave.co/3yczVEb), [ TICKETSMARTER](https://fave.co/3R8N0GY), [ TICKETMASTER](https://fave.co/3umMMSZ) [Boston Globe columnist,](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/10/31/sports/philadelphia-boston-sports-fans-have-lot-common-especially-when-it-comes-holding-grudges/) in discussing the recent success of the [Philadelphia Eagles](https://www.nj.com/eagles/) (an NFL-best [7-0](https://www.nj.com/eagles/2022/10/eagles-aj-browns-1st-half-dominance-javon-hargraves-pressure-leads-to-35-13-win-over-steelers-7-0-record-observations.html)) and Phillies (facing the [Houston Astros](https://www.mlb.com/astros) in the World Series), relayed this anecdote from Francona: [former MLB player](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/francte01.shtml) made his big-league managerial debut with the [Philadelphia Phillies](https://www.nj.com/phillies/) in 1997. [Terry Francona.](https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/francte01.shtml)

Beyond aces Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler, no Phillies pitcher is as highly regarded as left-hander Ranger Suarez, whose ability and willingness to start, put out ...

And a Series game would land on Sunday, after all, after trying to duck the day for the first time since the Fall Classic has been on television. Quite a few ripple effects: Game 5 on Thursday – originally scheduled as an off day – will push the World Series up against an NFL game, after all. Verlander was hit hard in the fourth and fifth innings of Game 1, coughing up a 5-0 lead. The Nov. And it's the undefeated Eagles, no less, who may carve into the Phillies' viewership in Philadelphia. Yet an extra day of rest will certainly help relievers Jose Alvarado - who has appeared in nine of Philadelphia's 13 playoff games and Seranthony Dominguez and Zack Eflin, who have appeared in seven of them. The rainout could have had a huge effect on pitching matchups, what with the aces in Games 1-2 able to move up a day for their second starts. Wheeler will start a potential Game 6 back in Houston. That scenario would suggest things aren't going well for the Phillies. Not everyone gets to go to the World Series," he says "Well, the equation was Javier's been really good, No. Wheeler's fastball velocity was down 2-3 mph from the norm, this after posting a 1.78 ERA in his first four playoff starts.

Members of the Philadelphia Phillies' coaching staff have been popping up all over the place in reference to open managerial gigs in Major League Baseball.

With his one-year contract set to expire, one would hope the team will aim to extend Long after a year of such promise. Long has been imperative to Phillies hitters' improvement during the 2022 season. He's made notable adjustments in hitters like Kyle Schwarber, Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott, and Brandon Marsh, and jives well with the team's clubhouse as currently constructed. [Toronto Blue Jays](https://www.si.com/mlb/bluejays/) (filled by John Schneider), Royals (filled by Matt Quatraro), White Sox (filled by Pedro Grifol), [Texas Rangers](https://www.si.com/mlb/rangers/) (filled by Bruce Bochy) and [Los Angeles Angels](https://www.si.com/mlb/angels/) (filled by Phil Nevin) have all been satisfied for the 2023 season. [Dusty Wathan signed a multi-year extension with the club](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/news/report-third-base-coach-dusty-wathan-sign-multi-year-extension-philadelphia-phillies), keeping him in Philadelphia long-term. [Kansas City Royals](https://www.si.com/mlb/royals/), and in Long's case, the Chicago White Sox openings at manager.

PHILADELPHIA — As the weather forecast worsened throughout Monday, Major League Baseball decided to postpone Game 3 of the World Series.

The series resumes Tuesday at 8:03 p.m. on Fox, and St. Matthew Elementary School Principal Sister John Magdalen, IHM — a big Phillies fan — will be among those ...

Matthew Elementary School Principal Sister John Magdalen, IHM — a big Phillies fan — will be among those glued to the TV. The series resumes Tuesday at 8:03 p.m. Ranger Suarez will pitch for the Phillies in Game 3, with Lance McCullers Jr.

Rumors circulate that the Philadelphia Phillies may wear their beloved powder blue jerseys on Thursday for World Series Game 5.

For weekend day games they'll wear the classic cream colored uniforms that came to prominence in the 1940s and 50s. On get-away days on the road they wear their red spring training jerseys with gray pants. Should the Phillies sweep their World Series home slate, they'll clinch the third title in their history that day. But most special of all are their Throwback Thursday powder blue uniforms. [Philadelphia Phillies](https://www.si.com/mlb/team/philadelphia-phillies) have five uniforms they wear regularly throughout the season. Rumor: Philadelphia Phillies to Wear Powder Blue Uniforms for World Series Game 5

Instead of Noah Syndergaard, who was originally scheduled to take the ball in Game 3, Ranger Suárez will start on Tuesday. Aaron Nola, who struggled in his ...

[an extra day of rest](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/opinions/mother-nature-lends-philadelphia-phillies-starters-an-extra-day-of-rest) and start a potential Game 6 in Houston. In 2021, the right-hander faced them four times—pitching to a 2.16 ERA in 25 innings of work. So, the chances of Gibson starting Game 5 seem slim. Much like Syndergaard, Gibson would likely only face the Astros' lineup one time through, and be limited in his pitch count. Gibson has only one other postseason appearance: in 2019 with the Minnesota Twins. However, if the right-hander is used in relief during Games 3 or 4, a distinct possibility, Kyle Gibson will take the hill to face the [Astros](https://www.si.com/mlb/astros/) in Game 5. During his lone postseason appearance in October, Gibson pitched 1.1 innings, allowing a hit, walking one, and striking out one against the San Diego Padres in Game 2 of the NLCS. It was by far his worst month of the 2022 season, and he took himself out of contention for a potential playoff start. Instead of Noah Syndergaard, who was originally scheduled to take the ball in Game 3, Ranger Suárez will start on Tuesday. Funnily enough, though, the Phillies performed better in Gibson starts than they did in Nola starts this season. Seems like a solid plan, right? [postponement of World Series Game 3](https://www.si.com/mlb/phillies/news/mlb-announces-world-series-game-3-between-philadelphia-phillies-houston-astros-postponed), [Philadelphia Phillies](https://www.si.com/mlb/team/philadelphia-phillies) Manager Rob Thomson announced that the team's slated starters for the remainder of the series would change.

Ben Verlander gives his keys for both the Astros and Phillies in a pivotal Game 3.

[ Major League Baseball](/stories/mlb/world-series-odds-super-6-picks-astros-phillies-game-3) [ Major League Baseball](/stories/mlb/white-sox-reportedly-hire-royals-coach-pedro-grifol-as-manager) The Phillies haven't allowed a run in the first inning in 11 of their 13 games this postseason (9-2 record in those 11 games). [ Major League Baseball](/stories/mlb/2022-world-series-astros-phillies-game-3-top-plays-live-updates) Hanging curves up in the zone are another story, and Philadelphia has a slew of sluggers who thrive with the high pitch. [ Major League Baseball](/stories/mlb/2022-gold-glove-winners-nolan-arenado-jeremy-pena-highlight-list) When Suárez faced the ‘Stros in the regular season’s penultimate game, he lasted just three innings and allowed six earned runs (the Astros dominated the affair, 10-0). When Suárez goes deep into ballgames, the Phillies' chances improve exponentially. In the 2022 regular season, the Phillies' bullpen ranked 23rd in the MLB with a 4.27 ERA (531.2 IP). The group has tossed 8.2 scoreless innings through Games 1 and 2. While the top of Philly's rotation has been stout all year, the team generally experiences a steep decline in effectiveness when it looks toward its bullpen. In the past 18 World Series that were tied at one game apiece, the Game 3 victor has gone on to claim the Commissioner's Trophy 14 times.

Game 3 of the World Series was postponed, meaning some shifting of programming for the Eagles TNF game.

However, now that the Phillies (8:03 PM ET) are on at the same time, Game 5 will take the local spot on FOX Sports, with the Eagles still available locally. [Texans](https://www.battleredblog.com/) for Thursday Night Football and in addition to the national Amazon Prime broadcast, the game was also supposed to be aired locally. The Phillies and Eagles games will get started within 15 minutes of each other, affecting some of the previously scheduled programming.

The World Series heads to Philadelphia tied 1-1. Here are the best moments, highlights and takeaways.

Realmuto](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32177/jt-realmuto) (NL catcher) received their Gold Glove Awards. [Lance McCullers Jr.](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32764) (4-2, 47.2 IP, 2.27 ERA, 50 K) vs. [Brandon Marsh](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/40803) (R) CF (.245 AVG, 11 HR, .679 OPS) [Jean Segura](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/31037/jean-segura) (R) 2B (.277 AVG, 10 HR, .723 OPS) [Bryson Stott](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/42417) (R) SS (.234 AVG, 10 HR, .653 OPS) Realmuto](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32177/jt-realmuto) (R) C (.276 HR, 22 HR, .820 OPS) [Chas McCormick](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/40574) (R) CF (.245 AVG, 14 HR, .738 OPS) [David Hensley](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/3898501) (R) DH (.345 AVG, 1 HR, 1.027 OPS) [Jeremy Pena](https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/41273) (R) SS (.253 AVG, 22 HR, .715 OPS) But in the post, Clarke mentions a "Gil" and appears to be searching for Latin food, which is not served at Mike's. [Philadelphia Phillies](/mlb/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-phillies) took Game 1 in exciting fashion, engineering a comeback from being down 5-0 to the [Houston Astros](/mlb/team/_/name/hou/houston-astros). The series heads to Philadelphia tied 1-1, and whoever wins this one could seize the momentum going forward.

Bryce Harper, Alec Bohm, Brandon Marsh, Kyle Schwarber and Rhys Hoskins all went deep against Houston starter Lance McCullers Jr. before the game was five ...

The Phillies became just the third team to hit five homers in a single postseason game and just the second to do it in the World Series, joining the 2017 Astros. In the postseason, the place has come alive, just like the team that calls it home. Schwarber drew a leadoff walk against McCullers in the bottom of the first inning. Hoskins followed with a solo shot, his sixth of the postseason. He sniffed out a hanging, first-pitch slider from McCullers and drove it deep into the right-field seats for his sixth homer this postseason and a 2-0 Phillies lead. Houston leadoff man Jose Altuve stroked a sinking liner to right on Suarez' first pitch of the game.

In the first World Series game in Philadelphia since 2009, the Phillies took Houston's Lance McCullers Jr. deep five times and cruised to victory.

Like Harper, his previous pitches in a game at home came in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series with the San Diego Padres. Of course, it is a lot easier to pitch when your teammates are mercilessly pounding the opponent’s pitcher. The umpires reviewed the play, and the home run was upheld, giving the fans another opportunity to cheer. The Phillies on Tuesday became the fourth team ever — like, ever — to hit five homers in a World Series game, and all of them came off Houston’s Lance McCullers Jr. Harper’s home run was his sixth of the postseason as he pounced on a curveball. The loudest boos and chants were reserved for Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman, the infielders who were as important to the 2017 team as they are to the current group. Astros Manager Dusty Baker had several opportunities to remove McCullers, but left him in to suffer more torment under the weight of the Phillies’ lumber. They joined the 2017 Astros, the 1989 Athletics and the 1928 Yankees, all of whom went on to win the World Series. Of the previous 61 times a Fall Classic was tied by 1-1, the team that won Game 3 went on to win the series 41 times, or 67 percent of the time. It was a breathtaking way to welcome the World Series back to Philadelphia after a 12-year absence, and it did more than just set a thunderous tone. An inning later Bohm hit a homer that happened to be the 1,000th in World Series history. It was a defining two-run blast that all but clinched the National League pennant for the surprising Phillies.

PHILADELPHIA -- The Philly faithful had waited 4746 days to host a World Series game, and then -- cruelly -- one more because of rain.

The home runs came in support of Suárez, who was only able to start this game on regular rest because of the rainout (the Game 3 assignment was initially scheduled to go to Noah Syndergaard) and did his part to ensure that lead stuck. [contact with the glove of a fan in the stands](https://www.mlb.com/news/young-phillies-fan-nearly-catches-brandon-marsh-homer) and then bounced atop the wall before falling into the glove of right fielder Kyle Tucker. With one out and on one in the fifth, Schwarber golfed a low changeup high and deep to dead center, pelting the batter’s eye greenery. And the Phillies got to save their highest-leverage relief arms for another day. Only in two of his five innings did the Astros mount a baserunner against him. “Just walking into the ballpark, just being back home, I think is such a momentum swing for us,” Harper said. PHILADELPHIA -- The Philly faithful had waited 4,746 days to host a World Series game, and then -- cruelly -- one more because of rain. Amid all that yelling, Harper called to Bohm, who was now on deck, to quietly dispense some advice before his next at-bat. “Hitting itself is a contagious thing without the crowd,” Hoskins said afterward in the Phillies’ clubhouse, where the fog from the club’s celebratory smoke machine still hung in the air. It was a poorly placed knuckle curve that At the end of the day, we got beat pretty bad, and I got beat up pretty bad.” “They hit a lot of solid pitches, I thought.

From there Connor Brogdon, Kyle Gibson, Nick Nelson and Andrew Bellatti added one scoreless frame apiece to complete the five-hitter and the Phillies' first ...

They improved to six wins from six at home in the postseason, with a total 17 home runs in those games, and appear hell-bent on finishing matters here rather than returning to Houston for the final two scheduled contests of the best-of-seven encounter. Cheaters!” cascaded down from the upper deck throughout the night, a nod to the [Houston sign-stealing scandal](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/17/houston-astros-sign-stealing-cheating-scandal) that tainted their first and only World Series title in 2017. “Just walking into the ballpark, just being back home, is such a momentum swing for us just for the pure fact of our fan base,” said Harper, making his World Series debut three years after joining the Phillies on a then-record $330m, 13-year contract. [was postponed 24 hours due to heavy rainfall](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/oct/31/world-series-rainout-astros-phillies-game-3-tuesday) on Monday night – and gave the American League champions an earful from the first at-bat. All of the long balls came off Houston starter Lance McCullers Jr, who became the first pitcher to surrender five home runs in a Moments later, Schwarber and Hoskins went yard on consecutive plate appearances to chase McCullers from the game while sending the sellout crowd of 45,712 fans into pandemonium.

Philadelphia is fully in control of the World Series after its least heralded pitchers shut out Houston in Game 3.

9 hitter, and a bunch of guys in between.) This tied the record for most home runs in a World Series game; it seemed like fulfillment of the ultimate destiny for a roster that was built to slug. They kept the game a shutout—which falls partially on the Astros’ hitters, of course, but it’s also a credit to the Phillies’ ‘pen. And then they turned it over to their bullpen—the rest of their bullpen. “And we’ve been having a lot of fun.” That will be followed by a bullpen day led by Noah Syndergaard for Game 5 and, if needed, a start by Zack Wheeler in Game 6—with their top relievers now well-rested and ready to do as much as needed. “But the next day … we have a lot of confidence in everybody we're bringing in the game right now. “So to give them another day off, it’s huge for the bullpen.” [Astros](https://www.si.com/mlb/team/houston-astros) had one of the best staffs in baseball, with rotation and bullpen alike enviably stacked, resulting in a 134 team ERA+. That was put on full display in Game 1: [The Phillies turned to one of their best relievers, José Alvarado, in the fifth inning, which meant that by the seventh, they needed to start pulling from their rotation.](https://www.si.com/mlb/2022/10/29/phillies-bullpen-world-series-g1) It worked. The Phillies did not use a single one of their high-leverage arms. The [Phillies](https://www.si.com/mlb/team/philadelphia-phillies), meanwhile, had …

Los aficionados del equipo de Filadelfia no perdieron la oportunidad de meterse con los jugadores de Astros y los abuchearon durante el Juego 3.

Además de haber perdido el Juego 3 por blanqueada, los texanos tuvieron que enfrentar la 'furia' de los aficionados de los Phillies de Filadelfia presentes en el parque de pelota. Los Astros de Houston tuvieron una complicada noche este martes en el Citizens Bank Park. "Tramposos, tramposos" fue el canto que los aficionados de los Phillies de Filadelfia hicieron al unísono en múltiples ocasiones durante el Juego 3 ante los Astros de Houston en el Citizens Bank Park.

PHILADELPHIA – In the first World Series playoff game at Citizens Bank Park in 13 years, Bryce Harper played the superstar the Philadelphia Phillies are ...

And while Bohm did not cop to what Harper told him in a post-homer interview, perhaps it doesn't matter: The Phillies were on McCullers, whether the veteran right-hander was tipping pitches or not. Three innings later, the Astros still trailed just 4-0 and with Phillies starter Ranger Suarez tiring, Houston was very much in it. 9 hitter, hit a classic Citizens Bank ball - popped into right field but carrying too far for Kyle Tucker to corral it. They became the first team to hit five home runs in the first five innings of a World Series game in the event's 118 years. Harper homered on the first World Series pitch he saw in his home digs, launching a McCullers curveball off the facing of the second deck for a two-run homer in the first inning of Game 3, the Phillies' first advantage in regulation this series. McCullers, pitching in his first World Series game since 2017, became the first pitcher in postseason history - let alone World Series history - to give up five home runs in a single game.

Get a recap of the Houston Astros vs. Philadelphia Phillies baseball game.

[Aaron Nola](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33709/aaron-nola) (2-1, 4.57 ERA in the postseason) to the mound against Houston RHP Christian Javier (1-0, 1.35 ERA) in Game 4. Philadelphia plans to use RHP [Noah Syndergaard](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/31730/noah-syndergaard) in Game 5. [Yordan Alvarez](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/36018/yordan-alvarez) to end the first. The few jams he got into, Suárez worked his way out, notably in the second when he whiffed [Chas McCormick](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/40574/chas-mccormick) and left two runners stranded. Check the Bat!” for [Martin Maldonado](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/30289/martin-maldonado). [Brandon Marsh](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/40803/brandon-marsh) also homered, and [Kyle Schwarber](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/33712/kyle-schwarber) and [Rhys Hoskins](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/35291/rhys-hoskins) hit back-to-back shots in the fifth inning to [chase Astros starter ](https://apnews.com/41ee0194c3b3d89a67bf33d7404d0ab9) [Lance McCullers Jr](http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/_/id/32764/lance-mccullers-jr). [Harper has hit four postseason homers](https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1587607830944694275) that gave the Phillies the lead and showed that, yes, Bryce Bombs do go off in November, the first time more World Series games will be played in this month than October. “He usually keeps the ball in the ballpark. Marsh took the baton on the long-ball relay and knocked one into the right field seats that was dropped by a young kid from Delaware. With leadoff hitter Schwarber on first base, Harper repeated his flair for playoff power when he ripped a two-run shot off McCullers into the right field seats for the fast lead. “Just being back home, I think is such a momentum swing for us, just for the pure fact of our fan base,” Harper said. As for those whispers in May that the Phillies were finished?

PHILADELPHIA -- The old cliche says that a win is a win, whether it's by one run or ... seven. But in the Phillies' case, every last run mattered in their ...

The depth that we have, we have a lot of confidence in everybody we're bringing into the game right now." Then, [Kyle Schwarber](https://www.mlb.com/player/656941) promptly delivered a crucial two-run homer in the bottom half of the inning to extend the lead to six. in those two games and they don't wrap up the World Series, they have an off-day Friday to recover and be ready for a potential Game 6 in Houston. We have so much depth in the bullpen right now that it's nice to be able to get zeroes and be able to save those other guys." [Paul Casella](mailto:[email protected]) is a reporter/editor for MLB.com based in Philadelphia. Nola, who takes the hill in Game 4, has not made it out of the fifth inning in either of his past two starts. "You saw Nelly come in the game today -- he hasn't pitched yet, obviously his first World Series outing -- and he threw the ball great for us. Alvarado sat down in the bullpen. Thanks to Sunday's off-day and Monday's postponement, they have each had four days of rest heading into Wednesday's [Game 4](https://www.mlb.com/phillies/news/astros-vs-phillies-world-series-game-4-starting-lineups-and-pitching-matchup). Alvarado began warming in the bullpen. In theory, the Phillies -- who are two wins away from their first title since 2008 -- could deploy all of their best relievers on back-to-back days to clinch the World Series. It wasn't just that they took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, but the seven-run victory allowed Philadelphia to claim the pivotal win without using any of its high-leverage relievers.

Following wins, the team-selected player of the game throws on a Flyers baseball jersey, grips up a bat and shows off their stance. "With the run that the ...

"It's always nice to support a local team in the city," Konecny said. [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/60iLyWd51VnD7JP7F459sw) Victus Sports, a local company that makes and designs bats, saw the Flyers' victory choice. "It's been great and the Phillies are doing great, too." "I don't want to say that, but he was better than I thought." The idea was spurred by a trip to Citizens Bank Park.

The Phillies went deep five times off Houston's Lance McCullers Jr., tying a World Series record in a 7-0 win in Game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead.

"To touch on the fans, they were excellent tonight, as always. "I'm not focused on anything else besides that. "The sinker worked excellent tonight," Suarez said through an interpreter. He just left pitches in the middle of the plate today." He is hitting .382 this postseason after hitting his sixth home run during the playoffs. "I'm just so focused on winning," Harper said. "I'm going to throw a lot of off-speed. Coming into the game, McCullers had given up just three earned runs in 11 postseason innings this month. "Pitch shape," Hoskins said. Before Tuesday, McCullers hadn't given up a single home run on 651 off-speed pitches thrown this season (regular season and playoffs). Trying to get as much information as we can from each other. "Got to see his pitches then.

Phillies director of international scouting Sal Agostinelli pulled up an old scouting report on his phone on Tuesday night while watching Game 3 of the ...

The Phillies have twice called upon Suárez to pitch in relief, in Game 5 of the NLCS and in Game 1 of the World Series. “We are here.” It’s guided him through eight minor league seasons and five big league seasons. He walked off the mound with just three hits, one walk and four strikeouts on his line, mere days after the Phillies’ No. Suárez threw the ball free and easy, both in his delivery and in his mind. He came from a northwest city called Carora, which is known more for cattle ranching than it is for producing young ballplayers. “All of the nights away from home.” So, to see Suárez, a mid-range prospect who signed for just $25,000, give the Phillies five scoreless innings on Tuesday night, was special. Or his delivery isn’t right. Or his makeup isn’t right. Agostinelli has worked on the Phillies scouting staff since 1993. It belonged to Game 3 starter Ranger Suárez, and it was from 2012, when Suárez was just 16 years old.

PHILADELPHIA — At times in his career, they called this arrogance — the slow, meticulous way Bryce Harper finished put pine tar on his bat, ...

This, the slow walks to home plate, the M-V-P chants, and the home runs at big moments, is exactly the kind of theatrics for which Harper always seemed uniquely suited. By the end of Tuesday’s barrage, the Phillies were averaging nearly three homers per postseason home game, a remarkable display of home-field slugging that has propelled them through teams that appeared, on paper, to be more complete. “You look up and down the lineup we got guys that are known as some of the best hitters in our game,” Bohm said. He rehabbed that injury enough to return as a designated hitter but not to throw in the outfield. When Bohm led off the bottom of the second, he swung at the first pitch McCullers threw him, a sinker, and hit it out just over the left center field wall. Astros Manager Dusty Baker speculated the Phillies had been sitting on breaking balls, since McCullers relies heavily on a curveball and slider. He swung at the first pitch Ranger Suárez threw him and dunked it into short right field, home of Nick Castellanos, a slugger not known for his fielding prowess. “Just walking into the ballpark, just being back home, I think is such a momentum swing for us, just for the pure fact of our fan base,” said Harper, who chuckled and smiled more than once when talking about the fans. They don’t need much urging here: The best gift the Phillies could have given their fans was to ensure their first World Series appearance in 13 years against the Houston Astros — the most boo-able team in Major League Baseball, a play to Philadelphia’s strengths. Philadelphia might not have expected to host a World Series this year, but when it happened, the city was ready. PHILADELPHIA — At times in his career, they called this arrogance — the slow, meticulous way Bryce Harper finished put pine tar on his bat, checked his cleats and ambled toward home plate when it was his turn to bat. Four homers and a shutout later, the Phillies were

The Philadelphia Phillies have taken a Swedish pop star's dance song about feeling lonely and turned it into the city's collective anthem.

“People have definitely been singing it more, and there is a funny insistence on it must be the Robyn version.” It’s a bit harder to track the tune’s overall surge in popularity. “Our bartenders have also noted how the song is almost always followed by a ‘Let’s Go Phillies’ chant,” Capozzoli said. Last week, many local Spotify users saw a pop-up ad — “Got Phillies pride? “It was rare that people would ask for his version before the Phillies boosted the profile,” Sherr said. To Sherr, it was a testament to the team’s moment (and probably a better fit for the average drunk person’s vocal range).

While Kyle Schwarber and the NL champion Phillies took batting practice ahead of Game 3 on Tuesday night, Mr Hollywood DJ and DJ Smooth stood behind a turntable ...

“We got to get Houston in the mood.” and moved to a booth in the second deck beyond first-base, where they spin in-game tunes. Scott’s “Dancing on My Own” is reserved for playing in the ballpark and the clubhouse after wins. “He won’t be playing until we get that thing on our fingers,” Stubbs said. (Outfielder Brandon) Marsh is the guy to go to for rap music.” [Calum Scott’s cover of “Dancing on My Own”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4BJ8KVItNo) the signature song. The artist hasn’t performed it live at the park, but Stubbs hopes maybe he’ll swing by if the Phillies win the Series. I use that now to get me ready or to calm me down, whatever I need — or to be angry or to be mellow. “I would have probably had three or four of ‘em depending on what mood I needed to be in,” the 19-year big league outfielder said. He greeted Houston general manager James Click and manager Dusty Baker with hugs when they walked by the batting cage. They have a good time,” Mr Hollywood DJ said. Through early drills and batting practice, music pulses from the ballpark sound system.

Rob Thomson says the Phillies ramped Wheeler up quickly in his return from the IL, and it "took its toll on him a little bit."

Am I going to lean more on my slider or my curveball or my change-up?’ Really focus on commanding the ball. “And I think that’s why you’re seeing now the velocity go down a little bit. “So when he went on the IL, we brought him back, and not that we rushed him, but we ramped him up pretty quick, and I think that took its toll on him a little bit,” Thomson said on Tuesday. Because this is Wheeler’s first career postseason appearance, it’s the longest big-league season of his career. Thomson’s theory is that the velocity dip is a product of how Wheeler was built back up as he was coming back off the injured list. Wheeler was placed on the 15-day injured list on Aug.

PHILADELPHIA -- Zack Wheeler appeared to be in fine spirits Tuesday evening before Game 3 of the World Series. But how is his right arm feeling?

You got to figure it out if you don't have your best velocity.” “And I think that took its toll on him a little bit, and I think that's why you're seeing now the velocity go down a little bit. The Phils could have moved up Wheeler to pitch Game 5 on Thursday on regular rest. Wheeler was unavailable to comment on Tuesday, but Thomson offered his opinion on why Wheeler struggled in Game 2. Am I going to lean more on my slider or my curveball or my changeup?’ Really focus on commanding the ball. Wheeler is experiencing arm fatigue, according to the Phillies.